Rainbow Long-Range Snow Forecast
Snow Forecast for Rainbow
When will there be fresh snow?
This is the Long-range Snow Forecast for Rainbow, New Zealand for 15 days from 4 July.
Updated 04 July 2025 02:38 NZST.
| Next Snow Expected | 12 July |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 3cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 2cm |
For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Rainbow
Max 7℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 7℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
04
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, light rain showers then fog, cloudy later.
Rainbow has no new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
Rainbow Long-Range (16-Day) Snow Forecast Outlook
Note :- Mountain weather is extremely dynamic; the forecast below will change. Any forecast snow may move forward or back in the forecast, and predicted snowfall depths will be revised in subsequent updates.
| Base | Snow and Weather | Temp Town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 04 | | Cloudy at altitude, fog below. | Max 7℃ Min 3℃ |
| Sat 05 |  | Cloudy. | Max 4℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sun 06 |  | Fair at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 6℃ Min -1℃ |
| Mon 07 | | Clear sky at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 4℃ Min -1℃ |
| Tue 08 |  | Clear sky. | Max 3℃ Min -2℃ |
| Wed 09 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 5℃ Min 1℃ |
| Thu 10 | | Fog at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 6℃ Min 0℃ |
| Fri 11 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 4℃ Min 1℃ |
| Sat 12 |  | 3cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min 0℃ |
| Sun 13 |  | 3cm New Snow | Max 1℃ Min -9℃ |
| Mon 14 | | 2cm New Snow | Max -3℃ Min -11℃ |
| Tue 15 | | Cloudy. | Max -1℃ Min -11℃ |
| Wed 16 | | Fog. | Max -2℃ Min -11℃ |
| Thu 17 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max -1℃ Min -6℃ |
| Fri 18 |  | 2cm New Snow | Max 0℃ Min -2℃ |
This Snow Forecast for Rainbow, New Zealand gives the predicted Snowfall and Freezing Levels for the next week.
The forecast snowfall depths given are the likely average accumulations for the Lower and Upper slopes. The actual snow depth in Rainbow, on any given piste or itinerary, may be dramatically different, particularly if the snowfall is accompanied by high winds and/or varying air temperatures.
Snow Forecasts beyond two days ahead are subject to significant change and variable reliability.
Rainbow Snow Forecast updated at 02:38 NZST, next update expected imminently.